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Initiatieven om werknemers onder werktijd in beweging te krijgen, die zijn er genoeg, stelt TU/e-onderzoekster Ida Damen. Nadeel echter, zo vindt ze, is dat deze in de meeste gevallen om een onderbreking of pauze vragen – en die komt zelden…
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Apple has continually revised its Health app since it first debuted back in 2014. It now collects more pieces of data, it works with more sources of data and even plays nice with the Apple Watch. It’s even become a…
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Social networking behemoth Facebook has taken a lot of flack for its role in the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath. In response to this controversy, Mark Zuckerberg announced in January that the Facebook news feed would be getting a…
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I’m not sure what to think about this. Selling their own data can help poor Indians improve their lives and small businesses get better access to credit, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani said on Thursday. He said systems like Aadhaar and…
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Amazon Kopen we straks een zorgverzekering van Amazon? De webgigant, met ruim een half miljoen werknemers, wil de gezondheidszorg veranderen. Technisch directeur Werner Vogels over Amazons medische ambities: „We zijn bereid om jarenlang verkeerd begrepen te worden.” Qua postuur past…
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It is 5 P.M. in Santa Clara, California. Elodie Rebesque, a senior at Los Altos High School, is rushing out of class. She has a medical appointment of sorts. — Via https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-rise-of-citizen-bioscience/
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The exploratory effort to share medical-related data was led by an interventional cardiologist called Freddy Abnousi, who describes his role on LinkedIn as “leading top-secret projects. — Via https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/04/05/facebook-building-8-explored-data-sharing-agreement-with-hospitals.html
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President Donald Trump has made clear over the past few days that he really doesn’t like Amazon.com Inc. The president has also made clear for even longer that he really doesn’t like trade deficits. — Via https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-05/amazon-s-technology-and-content-spending-a-huge-gift-to-economy
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Two of the largest health insurance providers in the U.S. announced Monday that they would pursue a blockchain pilot aimed at improving the quality of healthcare data. — Via https://www.coindesk.com/us-insurance-giants-unitedhealth-humana-launch-blockchain-pilot/
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— Via https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23731723-300-mind-reading-headset-lets-you-google-just-with-your-thoughts/ SILENTLY think of a question and I will answer it. That might sound like a magic trick, but it is the promise of AlterEgo, a headset that lets you speak to a computer without ever uttering a…
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